The Voyage of the Mayflower One hundred and two individuals, most of whom were Puritans, received a grant of land on which to set up their own colony. They set sail from England on the Mayflower, arriving in Massachusettes in December. When they landed, the colonists called their new home "New Plymouth." The colonists all signed the "Mayflower Covenant" before landing, promising to establish "just and equal laws." The Anglican Church was the official church of England. It was headed by the King. There were groups within England who opposed the policies of the church . They wanted to purify and simplify the church. Puritans were persecuted in England and many emigrated to Holland. They were not happy in Holland, as it was not England. Thus, they were enthusiastic about the possibility of settling the new world. More on the Puritans On September 6th, 1620, the Mayflower left Plymouth, England. The second part of the voyage was stormy, but finally, on November 11th, the ship anchored off of Cape Cod. The members of the Mayflower spent over six weeks exploring different location to find an appropriate one to settle.

On December 21st the Pilgrims made their first landfall at Plymouth Harbor. More on the Voyage The Pilgrims established a settlement at what had been an abandoned Indian village known as Patuxet. There were a limited number of houses that first winter in New Plymouth. Many of the colonista were forced to stay on the Mayflower. Half of the settlers died that first winter. William Bradford became the governor of colony, after the death of John Carver in 1621. The colony grew slowly and eventually became part of the much larger Massachusetts Bay Colony. More on Settling The Native Americans who they met were very friendly. The settlers entered into an alliance with them. When spring came, the colonists, with help from the natives planted the native corn crop. By the time the second fall came around, the colonists harvested a bountiful crop of corn, along with other crops. To celebrate that crop yield the colonists had a feast. Thus began the tradition of Thanksgiving. Smith was forced to return to England after being injured. The winter following his departure was the worst winter in the short history of the colony. It became known as "the starving time".

Starving Time About American history and world history can be found at historycental- History's home on the web. Explore our complete time lines of major events in American history as well as World History. Research our special sections on diverse subjects ranging from presidential elections to naval history. Whatever aspect of history you wish learn about, you will find it at Historycentral.com Facebook The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony [ushistory.org] 3a. The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony At the time of its famous voyage, the Mayflower was roughly 12 years old and had been in the business of shipping wine. Seen here is the replica Mayflower II. Not all the English Separatists set out for the New World. The first group to leave England actually headed for the Dutch Netherlands in 1608. They became uneasy in their new land as their children started speaking Dutch and abandoning English traditions. Even worse to the Separatists, the tolerance shown to them by the Dutch was shown to many different faiths. They became disgusted with the attention paid to worldly goods, and the presence of many "unholy" faiths.

The great Separatist experiment in the Netherlands came to a quick end, as they began to look elsewhere for a purer place to build their society. Some headed for English islands in the Caribbean. Those who would be forever known to future Americans as the Pilgrims set their sights on the New World in late 1620. Crossing the Atlantic The Mayflower Compact , signed aboard the ship on its way from England to the New World, acknowledged their loyalty to the King and pledged their obedience to such just and equal laws as would be necessary to the general good of the colony to be established after landing. This document represents the first example of a written constitution in North America. Over a hundred travelers embarked on the voyage of the Mayflower in September 1620. Less than one third were Separatists. The rest were immigrants, adventurers, and speculators. When the weather was good, the passengers could enjoy hot food cooked on deck. When there was high wind or storms, they lived on salted beef, a dried biscuit called "hard tack," other dried vegetables, and beer. The nearest thing to resemble a bathroom was a bucket.

Their voyage took about two months, and the passengers enjoyed a happier experience than most trans-Atlantic trips. One death was suffered and one child was born. The child was named Oceanus after the watery depths beneath them. Are We There Yet? One of the greatest twists of fate in human history occurred on that epochal voyage. The Pilgrims were originally bound for Virginia to live north of Jamestown under the same charter granted to citizens of Jamestown. Fate charted a different course. Lost at sea, they happened upon a piece of land that would become known as Cape Cod. After surveying the land, they set up camp not too far from Plymouth Rock. They feared venturing further south because winter was fast approaching. The 102 travellers aboard the Mayflower landed upon the shores of Plymouth in 1620. This rock still sits on those shores to commemorate the historic event. The Pilgrims had an important question to answer before they set ashore. Since they were not landing within the jurisdiction of the Virginia Company, they had no charter to govern them. Who would rule their society?

In the landmark Mayflower Compact of 1620, the Pilgrims decided that they would rule themselves, based on majority rule of the townsmen. This independent attitude set up a tradition of self-rule that would later lead to town meetings and elected legislatures in New England. Like the Virginia House of Burgesses established the previous year, Plymouth colony began to lay the foundation for democracy in the American colonies. Women had by far the hardest time of any group of Mayflower passengers — of the eighteen women that came with their husbands (no single women came on the Mayflower), all but five died--a 72% death rate which was well above the 58% for men, 25% for boys, and 18% for girls. Mayflower II | Plimoth Plantation Plimoth Plantation Mayflower II Mayflower II Please note that Mayflower II, Plimoth Plantation's full-scale reproduction of the tall ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620, is currently away from her berth at State Pier on the Plymouth Waterfront.

Until 2019, the ship will be at Mystic Seaport receiving a full restoration ahead of Plymouth's 400th commemoration of the Pilgrims' arrival on New England's shores. Follow the ship's progress here . The retail shops at Mayflower II will remain open through Thanksgiving (77 Water Street, Plymouth). Would you like to be a part of saving our ship? There are many ways to help us #FloatTheBoat! Through November 17, we urge you to visit SaveMayflower.org and contribute to our all-or-nothing Kickstarter campaign! You'll receive rewards of historic proportions to thank you for your gift. Stay tuned for engaging ways to remain connected to the ship's restoration story, and in the meantime, learn about the Mayflower Compact and how America's constitutional tradition began shipboard almost 400 years ago. Reflect on your own family's immigration story on one of the world's oldest wooden vessels that still sails today. Like most people, I was immediately struck by how small the ship seemed - particularly in the 'tween decks, where the passengers were confined. How could 102 people, including three pregnant mothers, have survived more than ten weeks in a space this size?

Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower Carried Pilgrims to Cape Cod, Not Original Destination · Guardian Liberty Voice Share on Facebook Follow on Facebook Add to Google+ Connect on Linked in Subscribe by Email Print This Post When the Mayflower neared America’s coastline on Nov. 9, 1620, she had carried the Pilgrims to Cape Cod and not the original destination. The entire voyage, beginning with the departure from England, was filled with delays. Each portion of the delayed journey created higher risks for the passengers, crew and the ship. The decision to sail to America was a last resort for a group of English Protestants. They had moved from their village of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire to Leyden, a town in Holland, in 1608. They believed the Church of England was corrupt and did not want to pledge their allegiance to it. These Protestant Separatists had moved to Holland in search of religious freedom. The Separatists, or “Saints” as they called themselves, discovered that life in Holland was more difficult than they had thought it would be. They had religious freedom, but they hadn’t expected the Dutch craft guilds to exclude foreigners.

As a result, the only jobs they could get were those of low-paying servants. They also felt the worldly and easygoing cultural environment was too distracting for their children. They decided on a new location where they were sure to be free of government interference and secular distraction – they would sail across the Atlantic to America. In order to prepare for their voyage, they returned to London. They secured an advance from a wealthy merchant and the Virginia Company approved their request to establish a plantation or settlement between Chesapeake Bay and the mouth of the Hudson River. The king had given his permission for them to leave the Church of England. They and another group who were secular colonists, or “Strangers,” would be sailing to America at the same time aboard two merchant ships. Those ships were the Mayflower and the Speedwell. The Mayflower was a merchant ship that had been purchased by Master Christopher Jones, a sea captain, and other business partners in 1607. Her first voyage of record was in 1609 from London to Trondheim, Norway. She’d been hired to take a shipment of various goods from London to Norway, sell them and return with Norwegian goods of lumber, tar and fish.

A fierce North Sea storm forced Jones and crew to throw most of the goods overboard during the return voyage. After that, Jones frequently sailed her from London to Bordeaux, France, and occasionally to other European ports in Spain and Germany to exchange English goods for wine, cognac, vinegar, salt and other items. After returning to London in May 1620 from a voyage to Bordeaux, France, Jones and the Mayflower were hired to take the Pilgrims to their destination of Northern Virginia. Neither the ship nor Jones had sailed across the Atlantic before, but several of the crew had. They sailed to Southampton, in July 1620, to stock tools, supplies, food and drink in the cargo hold. The Pilgrims who were still living in Holland boarded another ship, the Speedwell, in Delfshaven, and also sailed to Southampton. Just as planned, the Mayflower was waiting when the Speedwell arrived. Instead of departing though, the voyage was temporarily on hold because the Speedwell had been leaking. One week later, the two ships set sail on Aug. 5. The Speedwell started leaking again which meant another delay. Both vessels had to stop at Dartmouth for repairs on Aug.

12 and were able to return to sea on Aug. 21. They had gone approximately 300 miles when the Speedwell started leaking a third time. She couldn’t be repaired so the ships turned around and went to Plymouth, England. The Mayflower would have to make the voyage alone. Some passengers gave up and went home but others had their cargo transferred to the Mayflower and crammed aboard. The ship departed Plymouth, England on Sept. 6, about six weeks later than the originally planned departure date. The passengers’ quarters were on the gun deck, also known as the “tween deck.” This area had four gun ports on each side for cannons in case of attack. The ceiling height was about 5 feet 6 inches. The widest part of the deck was 24 feet and length was 80 feet. Within that space, 12 feet of the length was off-limits to passengers because it was the gun room, used to store supplies, powder and shot for cannons and guns. Additional space was taken up by the windlass and capstan, used for moving cargo from one deck to another, the masts and hatches that allowed access to the cargo hold.

There was also a 30-foot shallop, or small boat with a single sail, stored on this deck. The total living space for 102 passengers was 58 feet by 24 feet. The first half of the voyage was relatively calm. From October on, storms and accompanying winds were so strong that it wasn’t safe to use the sails. The ship had to drift with the wind and waves. On Nov. 9, they saw land. They were supposed to be in Northern Virginia, at the mouth of the Hudson River in what is now New York, but they had drifted to Cape Cod. They tried heading south but rough seas made it impossible and dangerous. They sailed around the tip of Cape Cod and anchored inside the harbor on Nov. 11. Mayflower II at Plymouth Harbor, MA The voyage had taken 66 days. The men spent the remainder of November and most of December exploring the area. They finally selected a location, on Dec. 25, 1620, where they would build their plantation. They named it Plymouth, after the port in England. Out of 102 passengers, only 53 survived the first winter.

They had to live on the ship until the land was cleared and their houses were finished. Out of roughly 30 crew members, only half of them survived. The ship’s master, Christopher Jones, was one of the survivors. Today, visitors can see the Mayflower II, a historically accurate replica of the original Mayflower. Anchored on Plymouth’s waterfront as part of Plimoth Plantation, this living museum interprets the culture of the Colonial English and the Wampanoag communities. The year 2020 will be the 400th anniversary of that incredible voyage. The Mayflower carried the Pilgrims to America, but bad weather forced them to land at Cape Cod, not their original destination. By: Cynthia Collins Research Starters: Plymouth Colony Political principle that prevents government restrictions on people in the choice of religious beliefs. Separatists Those Puritans who actually broke away from the Church of England, in contrast to the majority who initially sought to reform the church from within. Wampanoag North American Indian tribe of Eastern Algonquian linguistic stock; skilled at cultivating fruits and vegetables. Their leader, Massasoit, welcomed the English.

Plymouth Colony, America's first permanent Puritan settlement, was established by English Separatist Puritans in December 1620. The Pilgrims left England to seek religious freedom, or simply to find a better life. After a period in Holland, they set sail from Plymouth, England, on Sept. 16, 1620, aboard the Mayflower, its 102 passengers spending 65 days at sea. Passengers, now known as the Pilgrim Fathers, included leader William Brewster; John Carver, Edward Winslow, and William Bradford, early governors of Plymouth Colony; John Alden, assistant governor; and Myles Standish, a professional soldier and military advisor. The Mayflower dropped anchor near present-day Provincetown on Nov. 21, 1620, and 41 male passengers signed the Mayflower Compact, an agreement to enact "just and equal laws for the general good of the colony." The Pilgrims finally landed at the site of present-day Plymouth, Mass., on Dec. 26, 1620. By legend the Pilgrims stepped ashore at Plymouth Rock; their records do not mention this landmark.

Settlers began erecting buildings and rough shelters for the winter. But harsh climate and illness took their toll. By the end of winter half the colonists had died. The colonists encountered the Indian Samoset, who surprised them by speaking English, learned from English traders on the coast of Maine. Samoset introduced the colonists to Massasoit, chief of the Wampanoag Indians, who signed a peace treaty with the Pilgrims. Squanto, another English-speaking Indian, acted as guide and interpreter, and with his help the colonists learned to plant corn, catch fish, and gather fruit. The Pilgrims invited the Indians to celebrate their first harvest in 1621, an event now celebrated as Thanksgiving Day. After Massasoit's death, the Wampanoag joined a tribal coalition to eliminate English settlers, but in the ensuing King Philip's War the Wampanoag were nearly exterminated. The colony gradually grew in size, and the original settlement known as the Plimoth Plantation expanded as settlers built houses in the area. Plymouth Colony retained its independence for over 70 years, and by 1691 its population exceeded 7,000.

It was integrated with the Massachusetts Bay Company's much larger colony to establish the royal colony of Massachusetts  now the state of the same name. Here are some topics to explore that relate to the Plymouth Colony. Looking at the articles, images, and other materials in this Research Starter may give you more ideas. Each topic has one or more articles to start you on your research, but remember that it takes more than one article to make a research paper. Continue your research with our list of articles below. The reasons the Pilgrims emigrated from England. The Pilgrims and America’s First Thanksgiving | Holidays.net The Pilgrims and America’s First Thanksgiving The Pilgrims, who celebrated the first thanksgiving in America, were fleeing religious persecution in their native England. In 1609 a group of Pilgrims left England for the religious freedom in Holland where they lived and prospered. After a few years their children were speaking Dutch and had become attached to the dutch way of life. This worried the Pilgrims. They considered the Dutch frivolous and their ideas a threat to their children’s education and morality. So they decided to leave Holland and travel to the New World.

Their trip was financed by a group of English investors, the Merchant Adventurers. It was agreed that the Pilgrims would be given passage and supplies in exchange for their working for their backers for 7 years. On Sept. 6, 1620 the Pilgrims set sail for the New World on a ship called the Mayflower. They sailed from Plymouth, England and aboard were 44 Pilgrims, who called themselves the “Saints”, and 66 others ,whom the Pilgrims called the “Strangers.” The long trip was cold and damp and took 65 days. Since there was the danger of fire on the wooden ship, the food had to be eaten cold. Many passengers became sick and one person died by the time land was sighted on November 10th. The long trip led to many disagreements between the “Saints” and the “Strangers”. After land was sighted a meeting was held and an agreement was worked out, called the Mayflower Compact, which guaranteed equality and unified the two groups.

They joined together and named themselves the “Pilgrims.” Although they had first sighted land off Cape Cod they did not settle until they arrived at Plymouth, which had been named by Captain John Smith in 1614. It was there that the Pilgrims decide to settle. Plymouth offered an excellent harbor. A large brook offered a resource for fish. The Pilgrims biggest concern was attack by the local Native American Indians. But the Patuxets were a peaceful group and did not prove to be a threat. The first winter was devastating to the Pilgrims. The cold, snow and sleet was exceptionally heavy, interfering with the workers as they tried to construct their settlement. March brought warmer weather and the health of the Pilgrims improved, but many had died during the long winter. Of the 110 Pilgrims and crew who left England, less that 50 survived the first winter. On March 16, 1621 , what was to become an important event took place, an Indian brave walked into the Plymouth settlement. The Pilgrims were frightened until the Indian called out “Welcome” (in English!).

His name was Samoset and he was an Abnaki Indian. He had learned English from the captains of fishing boats that had sailed off the coast. After staying the night Samoset left the next day. He soon returned with another Indian named Squanto who spoke better English than Samoset. Squanto told the Pilgrims of his voyages across the ocean and his visits to England and Spain. It was in England where he had learned English. Squanto’s importance to the Pilgrims was enormous and it can be said that they would not have survived without his help. It was Squanto who taught the Pilgrims how to tap the maple trees for sap. He taught them which plants were poisonous and which had medicinal powers. He taught them how to plant the Indian corn by heaping the earth into low mounds with several seeds and fish in each mound. The decaying fish fertilized the corn. He also taught them to plant other crops with the corn. The harvest in October was very successful and the Pilgrims found themselves with enough food to put away for the winter. There was corn, fruits and vegetables, fish to be packed in salt, and meat to be cured over smoky fires.

The Pilgrims had much to celebrate, they had built homes in the wilderness, they had raised enough crops to keep them alive during the long coming winter, they were at peace with their Indian neighbors. They had beaten the odds and it was time to celebrate. The Pilgrim Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving to be shared by all the colonists and the neighboring Native Americans. They invited Squanto and the other Indians to join them in their celebration. Their chief, Massasoit, and 90 braves came to the celebration which lasted for 3 days. They played games, ran races, marched and played drums. The Indians demonstrated their skills with the bow and arrow and the Pilgrims demonstrated their musket skills. Exactly when the festival took place is uncertain, but it is believed the celebration took place in mid-October. The following year the Pilgrims harvest was not as bountiful, as they were still unused to growing the corn. During the year they had also shared their stored food with newcomers and the Pilgrims ran short of food. The 3rd year brought a spring and summer that was hot and dry with the crops dying in the fields.

Governor Bradford ordered a day of fasting and prayer, and it was soon thereafter that the rain came. To celebrate – November 29th of that year was proclaimed a day of thanksgiving. This date is believed to be the real true beginning of the present day Thanksgiving Day. The custom of an annually celebrated thanksgiving, held after the harvest, continued through the years. During the American Revolution (late 1770’s) a day of national thanksgiving was suggested by the Continental Congress. In 1817 New York State had adopted Thanksgiving Day as an annual custom. By the middle of the 19th century many other states also celebrated a Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln appointed a national day of thanksgiving. Since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving Day proclamation, usually designating the fourth Thursday of each November as the holiday. Like this article?

William White, "Mayflower" Passenger (c.1591 - 1621) - Genealogy William White, "Mayflower" Passenger Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love Build your family tree online Share photos and videos "Pilgrim William White", "William", "Mayflower Compact", "White" Birthdate: Died soon after arrival in Plymouth Place of Burial: Coles Hill Burial Ground Plymouth Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA Immediate Family: Brother of John White ; Josiah White and Samuel White Occupation: Came over on the Mayflower.

Signer of the Mayflower Compact, Mayflower passenger, PAssenger on Mayflower ?, Tobbaco Merchant, Mayflower passenger!, Mayflower Passenger (1620) Managed by: Added 2015-08-26 17:21:44 -0700 by Linda Anita Gillespie Collection: Feb 21 1621 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Wife: Added 2016-05-02 18:03:10 -0700 by Linda Anita Gillespie Collection: Feb 11 1621 - Plymouth MA Wife: Nov 10 1591 - Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Death: Feb 21 1621 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Wife: Added 2015-08-26 17:23:04 -0700 by Linda Anita Gillespie Collection: Feb 21 1621 - Plymouth Colony, New England Wife: Nov 10 1591 - Leyden, S.Holland, Netherlands Death: Feb 21 

1621 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Parents: Added 2015-08-26 17:22:30 -0700 by Linda Anita Gillespie Collection: Nov 10 1591 - England Came On Mayflower, Dorset, , England Death: Mar 14 1621 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Parents: Between Jan 11 1576 and Jan 10 1579 - London, England Death: stepson About William White, "Mayflower" Passenger William White (1591-c.1621) was a Mayflower Pilgrim.

He was born 10 Nov 1591 in Leiden, Holland and died during the winter of 1620-1621 in Plymouth Colony. His parents are not known. His only known marriage was to Susanna Fuller (1594-1680) on 11 Feb 1612 in Leyden, Holland. (Susanna's second marriage was to Gov. Edward Winslow). Children of William White and Susanna Fuller: i. Resolved White (1615-1687) ii. Peregrine White (1620-1683) Peregrine (meaning "wanderer") White, was born on the Mayflower at harbor in America on November 20, before the settlement at Plymouth. ~bdoyle795/1623.htm Note: "For many years genealogists have assumed that Pilgrim William White spent his early married years in Holland, marrying at Leiden in 1612 and burying children there in 1615 and 1616.

A critical examination of Leiden sources casts heavy doubt on this assumption." William White is a difficult individual to research, and much as been mispublished about him. There is a marriage record in Leiden, Holland, which records the marriage of a William White to Anna Fuller on 27 January 1612; the marriage was witnessed by Sarah Priest and Anna's brother Samuel Fuller. For many years this was thought to have been the Mayflower passenger, Susanna and Anna being reasonable variants of the same name. This has been a heavily-debated issue: was this the marriage of the Mayflower passenger, or not? There are at least two William White's living in Leiden during the appropriate time period, one was a woolcomber, and one was a tobacco merchant. The William White who married Anna Fuller was called a woolcomber in the 1612 marriage record, which was witnessed by Sarah Priest. On 10 April 1621, well after the Mayflower had departed, William White woolcomber was a party to the antenumptual agreement of Samuel Lee in Leiden. Thus, William White, woolcomber, could not have been the Mayflower passenger.

And since Sarah Priest had witnessed the will of William White in 1612, wouldn't it be reasonable to assume it was the same William White who witnessed her own marriage to Godbert Godbertson in Leiden in October 1621? The Mayflower passenger was also not the tobacco merchant, who appears in numerous Leiden records throughout the 1620s. So there was either a third William White in Leiden, or else the William White of the Mayflower may have joined onto the Mayflower's voyage from England. In any case, William and his wife Susanna came on the Mayflower in 1620 with son Resolved; Susanna gave birth to son Peregrine while the Mayflower was still anchored off the top of Cape Cod waiting for the Pilgrims to discover a place to build their colony. William died the first winter, on the same day as three other passengers, including William Mullins. His wife Susanna remarried to Edward Winslow a few months later, being the first marriage to occur at Plymouth. Died soon after arrival at Plymouth. He. m. about 1615 Susanna ______. Two children from her marriage to William White.

Their second son Peregrine was born 4 December 20 aboard the Mayflower and m. Sarah Bassett, dau. of William Bassett William White died early after his arrival. He married by about 1615 (Sus)anna (?Fuller). She married shortly after his death, 12 May, 1621 Edward Winslow. Their child Peregrine was born aboard the Mayflower, and his cradle is one of the few relics remaining from the period. Children of William and Susanna: Resolved, b abt 1615 m. Scituate 8 April 1640 Judith Vassall, daughter of William Vassall Peregrine, b. 4 Dec 1620 aboard the Mayflower, m. by 6 March 1648/9 Sarah Bassett, daughter of William Bassett.

Bradford's Passenger List: mr William White, and Susana his wife; and one sone caled resolved, and one borne a ship-bord caled perigriene; &.2 servants, named William Holbeck, & Edward Thomson Birth 10 Nov 1591 Leyden, Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location Gender Male Person ID I2810 Winslow Genealogy, Ancestry & Heritage Last Modified 07 Jan 2005 21:36:00 Family Susanna (Fuller) White, b. 1594, England Married 11 Feb 1612 Leyden, Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location [1, 2, 3, 4] Children Last Modified 05 Feb 2006 20:47:00 Family ID F2076 Group Sheet Sources 1. [S55] Plymouth Colony Its History & People 1620-1691, Eugene Aubrey Stratton, (Ancestry Publishing, Salt Lake City, Utah 1 _MEDI Book). 2.

[S286] "The Truth About the Pilgrims", Francis R. Stoddard, (New York, NY: Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1952 (Reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1992, 1993, 1995)). 3. [S254] "MAYFLOWER Web Pages", Caleb Johnson, (, 1995-2000). 4. [S255] "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633", Robert Charles Anderson, (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995). William WHITE Pilgrim of The Mayflower - RIN:16081 was born on 10 Nov 1591 in England. He died on 14 Mar 1621 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. He was buried on 15 Mar 1621 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. [Notes] William married Susanna - RIN:17231.

Susanna was christened on 22 Apr 1577 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England. She died on 1 Oct 1680 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. She was buried in Oct 1680 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. [Notes] William and Susanna had the following children: Resolved WHITE - RIN:18524 was born on 9 Sep 1616. He died on 19 Sep 1687. Peregrine WHITE - RIN:20037 was born on 19 Dec 1620 in On the Mayflower, Provincetown Harbor, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He died on 20 Jul 1704 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Notes] Peregrine married Sarah BASSETT - RIN:19313. William and his son Resolved White crossed on the Mayflower.

Arrived on the Mayflower ~jdresser/mayflow.html ~bdoyle795/1623.htm Note: "For many years genealogists have assumed that Pilgrim William White spent his early married years in Holland, marrying at Leiden in 1612 and burying children there in 1615 and 1616. A critical examination of Leiden sources casts heavy doubt on this assumption." William White is a difficult individual to research, and much as been mispublished about him. There is a marriage record in Leiden, Holland, which records the marriage of a William White to Anna Fuller on 27 January 1612; the marriage was witnessed by Sarah Priest and Anna's brother Samuel Fuller. For many years this was thought to have been the Mayflower passenger, Susanna and Anna being reasonable variants of the same name. This has been a heavily-debated issue: was this the marriage of the Mayflower passenger, or not? There are at least two William White's living in Leiden during the appropriate time period, one was a woolcomber, and one was a tobacco merchant.

The William White who married Anna Fuller was called a woolcomber in the 1612 marriage record, which was witnessed by Sarah Priest. On 10 April 1621, well after the Mayflower had departed, William White woolcomber was a party to the antenumptual agreement of Samuel Lee in Leiden. Thus, William White, woolcomber, could not have been the Mayflower passenger. And since Sarah Priest had witnessed the will of William White in 1612, wouldn't it be reasonable to assume it was the same William White who witnessed her own marriage to Godbert Godbertson in Leiden in October 1621? The Mayflower passenger was also not the tobacco merchant, who appears in numerous Leiden records throughout the 1620s. So there was either a third William White in Leiden, or else the William White of the Mayflower may have joined onto the Mayflower's voyage from England.

In any case, William and his wife Susanna came on the Mayflower in 1620 with son Resolved; Susanna gave birth to son Peregrine while the Mayflower was still anchored off the top of Cape Cod waiting for the Pilgrims to discover a place to build their colony. William died the first winter, on the same day as three other passengers, including William Mullins. His wife Susanna remarried to Edward Winslow a few months later, being the first marriage to occur at Plymouth. Died soon after arrival at Plymouth. He. m. about 1615 Susanna ______. Two children from her marriage to William White. Their second son Peregrine was born 4 December 20 aboard the Mayflower and m. Sarah Bassett, dau. of William Bassett William White died early after his arrival. He married by about 1615 (Sus)anna (?Fuller). She married shortly after his death, 12 May, 1621 Edward Winslow. Their child Peregrine was born aboard the Mayflower, and his cradle is one of the few relics remaining from the period.

Children of William and Susanna: Resolved, b abt 1615 m. Scituate 8 April 1640 Judith Vassall, daughter of William Vassall Peregrine, b. 4 Dec 1620 aboard the Mayflower, m. by 6 March 1648/9 Sarah Bassett, daughter of William Bassett. Bradford's Passenger List: mr William White, and Susana his wife; and one sone caled resolved, and one borne a ship-bord caled perigriene; &.2 servants, named William Holbeck, & Edward Thomson Birth 10 Nov 1591 Leyden, Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location Gender Male Person ID I2810 Winslow Genealogy, Ancestry & Heritage Last Modified 07 Jan 2005 21:36:00 Family Susanna (Fuller) White, b.

1594, England Married 11 Feb 1612 Leyden, Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location [1, 2, 3, 4] Children Last Modified 05 Feb 2006 20:47:00 Family ID F2076 Group Sheet Sources 1. [S55] Plymouth Colony Its History & People 1620-1691, Eugene Aubrey Stratton, (Ancestry Publishing, Salt Lake City, Utah 1 _MEDI Book). 2. [S286] "The Truth About the Pilgrims", Francis R. Stoddard, (New York, NY: Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1952 (Reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1992, 1993, 1995)). 3. [S254] "MAYFLOWER Web Pages", Caleb Johnson, (, 1995-2000). 4.

[S255] "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633", Robert Charles Anderson, (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995). William WHITE Pilgrim of The Mayflower - RIN:16081 was born on 10 Nov 1591 in England. He died on 14 Mar 1621 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. He was buried on 15 Mar 1621 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. [Notes] William married Susanna - RIN:17231. Susanna was christened on 22 Apr 1577 in Redenhall, Norfolk, England. She died on 1 Oct 1680 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. She was buried in Oct 1680 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. [Notes] William and Susanna had the following children: Resolved WHITE - RIN:18524 was born on 9 Sep 1616. He died on 19 Sep 1687.

Peregrine WHITE - RIN:20037 was born on 19 Dec 1620 in On the Mayflower, Provincetown Harbor, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He died on 20 Jul 1704 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Notes] Peregrine married Sarah BASSETT - RIN:19313. William White was a passenger on the Mayflower that arrived at Massachusetts in 1620. See Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Thirteen, Third Edition, published by General Society of Mayflower Descendants 2006. Page 5 of that publication suggested that he was probably born in England where he probably married Susanna (marriage date and maiden name not given). Mayflower Came from England on The Mayflower Mayflower Mayflower Passager. Died with many others the first winter at Plymouth, MA. The year of his death is given in the old style. New style would be 1621. William White immigrated in 1620 to Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, onboard the Mayflower.1 William married Susannah Fuller.

Children of William White and Susannah Fuller * Resolved White+ ( - a 1680)2,1 * Peregrine White+ ( - 20 Jul 1704)1 Citations 1. Landis, John T. Mayflower Descendants and Their Marriages. 1922. Reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985. 2. McTeer, Frances Davis and Frederick C. Warner. "Descendants of Reuben Powers of Shutesbury, Mass", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (October 1969). LOWER DESCENDANTS section on William White family by Ruth and Robert Sherman, officers of Mayflower Society and descendants of William. - - "Little is known about Pilgrim William White. Governor Bradford says that among the Mayflower passengers were 'Mr. William White and Susanna, his wife, and one son called Resolved, and one born a-shipboard called Peregrine, and two servants named William Holbeck and Edward Thompson.' In 1651, he added that 'Mr. White and his two servants died soon after their landing. His wife married with Mr. Winslow....

His two sons are married and Resolved hath five children, Peregrine two, all living. So their increase is seven." "William and Susanna White left England with a son Resolved. At Cape Cod, on November 11, 1620 according to the old calendar, William was one of the forty-one signers of the Mayflower Compact. Two to three weeks later son Peregrine was born, the first English birth in Plymouth Colony. Susanna was widowed in February. She became the first colony bride in May, marrying Edward Winslow, a Mayflower passenger before who had lost his wife a few weeks. At least four children were born to Susanna and Edward." The ancestry of William White of the Mayflower is not known. Incorrect royal lineages have been given for him, as well as an incorrect identification of him as the son of Rev. John White of London. William Bradford wrote that William White came on the Mayflower with his wife "Susanna". There is a marriage record in Leyden on 27 January 1612 for a William White, woolcomber, and an "Anna" Fuller, sister of Samuel Fuller. The marriage was witnessed by Sarah Priest and Samuel Fuller.

This record, however, does not relate to the Mayflower passenger, as commonly claimed. The reasons for this conclusion are as follows: * A William White had Sarah Priest witness his marriage; a William White in 1621 witnessed the marriage of Sarah Priest. However, the William White of the Mayflower was dead in America and could not have witnessed Sarah Priest's marriage. It would therefore appear that this is not the William White who came on the Mayflower. * Susanna, widow of William White, married second Edward Winslow. Anna Fuller was baptized in 1577, and Edward Winslow in 1595. It is most unlikely that 25-year old Edward Winslow would marry a woman 18 years older than him for his first wife. * Children of William White were buried in infancy in 1613, 1615, and 1616. These deaths indicate it would be most unlikely they had a child Resolved in 1615. Susanna, wife of William White, is not Susanna Tilley either, another common claim. That "theory" was disproved in Pilgrim Notes & Queries 1:1.

Almost nothing is known about William White. The often-stated fact that he was a "wool comber" comes from the marriage record which is disproved above, so even his occupation is unknown. There were several William White's in Leyden, and it is possible he was one of them; but there is no evidence he was from Leyden either, and he could very well have boarded the Mayflower in London. William White brought his 7-months pregnant wife Susanna, and son Resolved on the Mayflower. Susanna gave birth to Peregrine onboard the Mayflower in Provincetown Harbor in early December, 1621. The name Peregrine means wanderer, traveller, or foreigner. The "tradition" to use a unique name such as Peregrine to commemorate the Mayflower's voyage and the Pilgrims journey may have come from the Hopkins family, who named their son who was born on the voyage, Oceanus.

Caleb Johnson © 1998 William and his wife Susanna came on the Mayflower in 1620 with son Resolved; Susanna gave birth to son Peregrine while the Mayflower was still anchored off the top of Cape Cod waiting for the Pilgrims to discover a place to build their colony. William died the first winter, on the same day as three other passengers, including William Mullins. His wife Susanna remarried to Edward Winslow a few months later, being the first marriage to occur at Plymouth. William died along with half of the other settlers during the winter following their arrival. One of the men coming over on the Mayflower with William White, and one of those signing the Mayflower Compact was Edward Winslow. His wife, Elizabeth Baker, had also died that winter. After William's death, Susanna married Edward Winslow. William and Susanna had 2 children 1. Resolved White born in Leyden, Netherlands 2. Peregrine White who was born onboard the Mayflower in Provincetown Harbor in early December, 1621. The name Peregrine means wanderer, traveller, or foreigner.

The "tradition" to use a unique name such as Peregrine to commemorate the Mayflower's voyage. Passenger on the Mayflower 1000+ images about Mayflower Pilgrims - Richard Warren on Pinterest | Mayflower compact, Plymouth and Pilgrims Forward William Brewster with his fellow Mayflower passengers. Elder William Brewster (c. 1566 - April 10, 1644), was a Pilgrim colonist leader and preacher who arrived on the Mayflower in 1620. He is generally considered to be the most famous of the pilgrims. He was accompanied by his wife, Mary Brewster, sons, Love Brewster and Wrestling Brewster. Son Jonathan joined the family in Nov 1621, arriving at Plymouth on the ship Fortune; daughters Patience and Fear arrived in July 1623 aboard the Anne. See More

Question: Dec 18, 1620 is the official landing date of the Mayflower. At what Massachusetts location did they make land?
Answer: Plymouth